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CEFC, ARENA commit up to $58m for Hornsdale Power Reserve

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) are committing up to $58 million for a 50% expansion of the Hornsdale Power Reserve in South Australia, the world's largest grid-scale battery. The Hornsdale ...

Ausbil joins Investor Declaration on Plastic Pollution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... is already engaging with companies in Australia on the subject of plastic pollution, particularly with supermarkets, consumer retailers and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies, said Nicholas Varcoe, ESG analyst at Ausbil. "Signing up to the declaration ...

Sustainable practices can yield sustainable profits: Calvert

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
Companies that have sustainability practices with strategic differences to peers are associated with higher rates of return on capital, according to a paper from Calvert Research and Management. Anne B. Matusewicz, CAIA, responsible investment strategy ...

Ethical Investment Week to focus on "The Sustainability Revolution"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... consumers have moved beyond the early stages of exploring and accepting ethical investments, and consumers are fuelling new consumer demand, said Terry Pinnell, chair of the Ethical Advisers' Co-Operative. There are also events in new places this year ...

Rainmaker Group acquires The Sustainability Report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... world." Rainmaker currently publishes five B2B titles, including its flagship newspaper, Financial Standard, the key consumer title Money magazine, and three B2C titles: The Good Super Guide, The Good Investment Guide and The Good Economics Guide. Established ...

Climate change, ageing population to cause twin impacts: Actuaries Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... impacts to 2050 are all negative except for renewables, infrastructure, and minor positives for materials, telecoms and consumer staples. In 3C and 4C scenarios, all sectors, apart from renewables, have negative return impacts to 2030, 2050 and 2100 ...

RIAA launches refreshed Certification Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... Certification Program 2.0 is the result of a 10-month review process, and based on international best practices, detailed consumer research and industry engagement, RIAA said. The enhancements include new rigorous standards, strengthened minimum requirements ...

AXA IM to launch fourth impact investing strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... underserved and low-income beneficiaries in emerging and frontier economies and meet the basic needs of the emerging consumer," Dean said. "Building on the extensive experience we have developed through the structuring and deployment of the previous ...

Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative sets working groups

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... Sharanjit Paddam, head of ESG risk, QBE Insurance, heads this group. - Technical Working Group 4: Meeting community and consumer expectations, and putting people at the centre of finance's purpose. Chris Newton, executive director responsible investment ...

Future Super invests in loans via peer to peer lending platform RateSetter

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
Future Super has invested in renewable energy loans through RateSetter, the peer-to-peer lending marketplace. Louis Edwards, head of renewable at RateSetter Future Super will invest in RateSetter's National Clean Energy lending market, which funds loans ...